HP 6515 on Cingular?

[azcellphonejunkie]

Anyone know when Cingular will be getting the HP IPAQ 6515? I have a friend who just got one from a source and is using it on T-Mobile, and it rocks! I am interested to know when it will be out for Cingular if anyone has a timeline...

[budney]

I bet that is a sweet device, I was drooling when I frist heard of it (pics/specs). I don't know when it's going to be available for either carrier though. Phonescoop still says Mid 2005. But if it dose get release by another carrier you can always unlock it.

[azcellphonejunkie]

Originally Posted by budney I bet that is a sweet device, I was drooling when I frist heard of it (pics/specs). I don't know when it's going to be available for either carrier though. Phonescoop still says Mid 2005. But if it dose get release by another carrier you can always unlock it.

Or get it online for $700! Having seen it first hand though, it might just be worth it. My buddy sent it in to have the internal memory doubled, and had to purchase the SD Wi-Fi card add on, and of course added TomTom for the GPS. It is in my mind the perfect phone/device!

[budney]

Originally Posted by azcellphonejunkie Or get it online for $700! Having seen it first hand though, it might just be worth it. My buddy sent it in to have the internal memory doubled, and had to purchase the SD Wi-Fi card add on, and of course added TomTom for the GPS. It is in my mind the perfect phone/device!

Why do you think I was drooling when I first heard/saw it.


BTW, Tell your buddy he is a lucky a s. ;D

[azcellphonejunkie]

Originally Posted by budney Why do you think I was drooling when I first heard/saw it. BTW, Tell your buddy he is a lucky a s. ;D

Tell me about it. I couldn't believe it when he walked in to work last week with it. Awesome phone!

[azcellphonejunkie]

It's coming 10/31/2005 http://davesipaq.com/news/hw6515_ann..._cingular.html

[azcellphonejunkie]

It was finally released yesterday! $399 online with a $50 rebate. Only for new customers though. I am still trying to find a place to buy on that isn't $700+

[vic1977]

This is a really nice iPAQ device. its 299 now, from Cingular shop:
http://www.cingular.com/ipaq_consumer
Nice feature that is already has integrated GPS receiver.

Cheers,
Victor

Best iPAQ 6615 software:
www.handster.com

[azcellphonejunkie]

IT is a very nice device...I am the proud owner of one!

[Steven2420]

Originally Posted by azcellphonejunkie IT is a very nice device...I am the proud owner of one!

Based on your feedback, I am the proud owner of one as well. Great device, all that is missing is the ability to play ringtones for caller ID's. Other then that, perfect PDA!

[azcellphonejunkie]

Originally Posted by Steven2420 Based on your feedback, I am the proud owner of one as well. Great device, all that is missing is the ability to play ringtones for caller ID's. Other then that, perfect PDA!

Excellent! Welcome to having a great device! If you have any questions, let me know. There are some great websites out there that can offer you TONS of support with a PPC device.

Here to Help!

[Steven2420]

Originally Posted by azcellphonejunkie Excellent! Welcome to having a great device! If you have any questions, let me know. There are some great websites out there that can offer you TONS of support with a PPC device. Here to Help!

******UPDATE******

This is a fantastic device. I love it. It does NOT have Nokia's RF, nothing does, however, the phone does everything. As soon as the 6900 series comes out, with Win 5 and WiFi, I am there. I have also purchased Photo Contacts Pro, which shows full screen pics and plays ringtones when people call. I use this to tell me when a client is calling as opposed to a co-worker or family!

Thanks Mick for the great advice.

[azcellphonejunkie]

Originally Posted by Steven2420 ******UPDATE****** This is a fantastic device. I love it. It does NOT have Nokia's RF, nothing does, however, the phone does everything. As soon as the 6900 series comes out, with Win 5 and WiFi, I am there. I have also purchased Photo Contacts Pro, which shows full screen pics and plays ringtones when people call. I use this to tell me when a client is calling as opposed to a co-worker or family! Thanks Mick for the great advice.

Glad that it is working well for you! Let me know if you have any questions that I can answer for you on it!

[Steven2420]

Originally Posted by azcellphonejunkie Glad that it is working well for you! Let me know if you have any questions that I can answer for you on it!

I downloaded MS Voice Command, and I love it, but it does LAG the reaction time a bit. Have you used it. I had to install on the default memory because you cannot place on the SD. Any ideas to save RAM?

[Jay2TheRescue]

Originally Posted by vic1977 This is a really nice iPAQ device. its 299 now, from Cingular shop: http://www.cingular.com/ipaq_consumer Nice feature that is already has integrated GPS receiver. Cheers, Victor Best iPAQ 6615 software: www.handster.com

Cingular is offering a refurb model for $199, however my local independent dealer offered me a new one for $150 after rebates. Shop around. I ended up buying AZ's 6515 with all his extra goodies. It will be here around Wednesday. I can't wait.

-Jay

[azcellphonejunkie]

Originally Posted by Steven2420 I downloaded MS Voice Command, and I love it, but it does LAG the reaction time a bit. Have you used it. I had to install on the default memory because you cannot place on the SD. Any ideas to save RAM?

MS Voice Command is one of the best programs for the 6515. IT was one of those "killer aps" in my opinion. I sometimes noticed a lag, but never really thought anything of it.

As for ideas on saving RAM, I just try to keep my program installations to only those things that I really use. A hard reset ever 6 weeks or so will also allow you to reinstall only those things that you use and make it a faster running device.

Also, make sure if you use Internet Explorer often, that you go in and delete the temp files regularly. I used about 1mb of space every day on the internet with the device. This can add up quickly!

Let me know if you understand what I am talking about.

Thanks

Mickey

[azcellphonejunkie]

Originally Posted by Jay2TheRescue Cingular is offering a refurb model for $199, however my local independent dealer offered me a new one for $150 after rebates. Shop around. I ended up buying AZ's 6515 with all his extra goodies. It will be here around Wednesday. I can't wait. -Jay

Yeah the wife is moving over to Verizon so I need to as well. I don't know what I am going to get yet, but the Q is looking better each day!

[Steven2420]

Originally Posted by azcellphonejunkie MS Voice Command is one of the best programs for the 6515. IT was one of those "killer aps" in my opinion. I sometimes noticed a lag, but never really thought anything of it. As for ideas on saving RAM, I just try to keep my program installations to only those things that I really use. A hard reset ever 6 weeks or so will also allow you to reinstall only those things that you use and make it a faster running device. Also, make sure if you use Internet Explorer often, that you go in and delete the temp files regularly. I used about 1mb of space every day on the internet with the device. This can add up quickly! Let me know if you understand what I am talking about. Thanks Mickey

Mickey,

Thanks, and I do understand everything. I have a program called MemMaid, which cleans out EVERYTHING once a day. All temps, all bad shortcuts, bad registry, and so forth. It is worth it's weight in gold. I HATE hard resets, although I have done them and just restored the backups, it is a pain. I soft reset a few times a day. The phone is running great, but I am still gonna upgrade to the 6900 series when I can. Thanks buddy and enjoy IN!!!!

Can you hear me now?

Steve

[azcellphonejunkie]

Originally Posted by Steven2420 Mickey, Thanks, and I do understand everything. I have a program called MemMaid, which cleans out EVERYTHING once a day. All temps, all bad shortcuts, bad registry, and so forth. It is worth it's weight in gold. I HATE hard resets, although I have done them and just restored the backups, it is a pain. I soft reset a few times a day. The phone is running great, but I am still gonna upgrade to the 6900 series when I can. Thanks buddy and enjoy IN!!!! Can you hear me now? Steve

What ROM do you have on the device. When you start it up does it say 1.12 or 1.04? I upgraded mine from 1.12 to 1.21.07(beta) and then to 1.21.20(BETA) and brought my soft resets down from 1-2 per day to 1-2 per week! Granted the different ROM is not supported by HP yet, but it really helped on some of the issues that you are talking about. Memmaid is a great program. I have heard of a lot of people that use it and love it!

[ShoresGuy]

Originally Posted by azcellphonejunkie Excellent! Welcome to having a great device! If you have any questions, let me know. There are some great websites out there that can offer you TONS of support with a PPC device. Here to Help!

XDA Developers has a great wiki/FTP section which has some customized ROMs among other things:

http://wiki.xda-developers.com/
ftp://xda:xda@ftp.xda-developers.com/

[budney]

Originally Posted by Steven2420 Mickey, Thanks, and I do understand everything. I have a program called MemMaid, which cleans out EVERYTHING once a day. All temps, all bad shortcuts, bad registry, and so forth. It is worth it's weight in gold. I HATE hard resets, although I have done them and just restored the backups, it is a pain. I soft reset a few times a day. The phone is running great, but I am still gonna upgrade to the 6900 series when I can. Thanks buddy and enjoy IN!!!! Can you hear me now? Steve

If I didn't just buy WisBar Advance & iLauncher, I would pick MemMaid up. With all the new programs & hacks for my 6700, my 6682 sits on my desk all the time. I just can't stop using my 6700. I know you 6515 owners are probably the same way. These newer PDA/smartphone device are awesome these days. I know I will never get another normal cell phone again.

[azcellphonejunkie]

Originally Posted by budney If I didn't just buy WisBar Advance & iLauncher, I would pick MemMaid up. With all the new programs & hacks for my 6700, my 6682 sits on my desk all the time. I just can't stop using my 6700. I know you 6515 owners are probably the same way. These newer PDA/smartphone device are awesome these days. I know I will never get another normal cell phone again.

I'm using an old samsung flip phone right now and it is just brutal! I can't wait until I can get away from the regular old phone!

[budney]

Originally Posted by azcellphonejunkie I'm using an old samsung flip phone right now and it is just brutal! I can't wait until I can get away from the regular old phone!

I'm sorry, I do know what it's like.

[Steven2420]

Originally Posted by azcellphonejunkie What ROM do you have on the device. When you start it up does it say 1.12 or 1.04? I upgraded mine from 1.12 to 1.21.07(beta) and then to 1.21.20(BETA) and brought my soft resets down from 1-2 per day to 1-2 per week! Granted the different ROM is not supported by HP yet, but it really helped on some of the issues that you are talking about. Memmaid is a great program. I have heard of a lot of people that use it and love it!

Mickey,

The ROM is 1.12. Have you or Shores ever used XDA-ROMS? If I did, which one would I use? How did you upgrade, is it difficult? I have hacked Moto's before, but never this type of phone.

[Steven2420]

Originally Posted by budney If I didn't just buy WisBar Advance & iLauncher, I would pick MemMaid up. With all the new programs & hacks for my 6700, my 6682 sits on my desk all the time. I just can't stop using my 6700. I know you 6515 owners are probably the same way. These newer PDA/smartphone device are awesome these days. I know I will never get another normal cell phone again.

Budney,

Thanks for responding. MemMaid does so much, I would never be without it again. I am so afraid to hack this phone, any words of peace and encouragement?

Steve

[azcellphonejunkie]

Originally Posted by Steven2420 Mickey, The ROM is 1.12. Have you or Shores ever used XDA-ROMS? If I did, which one would I use? How did you upgrade, is it difficult? I have hacked Moto's before, but never this type of phone.

The 1.21 ROMS's are much more stable than the 1.12 varieties. They can be found in various places, but there are links in the forums that I moderate

http://mobilitytoday.com/forum/forumdisplay.php?f=83

You basically unpack the zip file and run the hpRUU file and it walks you through it.

It will delete all data from the device and you have to reinstall it manually since it is not the same as what you might have on a previous ROM. i.e. Don't restore a backup!

[Steven2420]

Originally Posted by azcellphonejunkie The 1.21 ROMS's are much more stable than the 1.12 varieties. They can be found in various places, but there are links in the forums that I moderate http://mobilitytoday.com/forum/forumdisplay.php?f=83 You basically unpack the zip file and run the hpRUU file and it walks you through it. It will delete all data from the device and you have to reinstall it manually since it is not the same as what you might have on a previous ROM. i.e. Don't restore a backup!

Did yours work without a hitch. I have heard some nightmare stories!!! Also, are these ok to use on a Cingular branded phone?

[azcellphonejunkie]

Originally Posted by Steven2420 Did yours work without a hitch. I have heard some nightmare stories!!! Also, are these ok to use on a Cingular branded phone?

No I definitely ran into the issue that they talk about where the device gets stuck at .01% and is unusable. There was a way (something about pulling out the battery, and not loading everything) that I used to get it to work right. The phone that you have (Cingular Branded) is the 6515a model. You have to download the ROM that has is usable for any type of 6515. The one that is "unedited" will not work. If if find the way to get it to work if there is issue, I will post it here.

[budney]

Originally Posted by Steven2420 Budney, Thanks for responding. MemMaid does so much, I would never be without it again. I am so afraid to hack this phone, any words of peace and encouragement? Steve

Read what ever you can about hacking your device, and read it until you understand it and the lingo. Then start out small, and work you way up to the big stuff. And of course you know about pdaphonehome.com & xda-developers.com, right!

[azcellphonejunkie]

Originally Posted by budney Read what ever you can about hacking your device, and read it until you understand it and the lingo. Then start out small, and work you way up to the big stuff. And of course you know about pdaphonehome.com & xda-developers.com, right!

And don't forget http://www.mobilitytoday.com!